A team of Furman students, faculty and staff has been selected as one the the three finalists for the 2014 AUVSI Drone Prize. The prize was created by the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International to encourage enthusiasts and non-profit organizations to demonstrate beneficial applications for hobby-level Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), commonly known as “drones.” The Furman team will be traveling to Bend, Oregon on August 22, 23 & 24 to participate in a series of competitions that will determine the overall winner of the prize.
Here’s a video summary of the autonomous missions flown with the DJI iPad Ground Station:
We’ve been working with Mike Winiski and his students in their GIS studies: